What are stock compounders?

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Professionals like to become known for a new term, concept or acronym. I am no exception. My big idea is the concept of stock compounders. It is used to describe the companies that drive the market forward.

I recently gave a presentation for the CFA Society of the UK with the subject:

 

Stock Compounders drive markets.

 

The term “stock compounders” describes durable businesses that offer an attractive combination of quality and growth.

The quality of a company alone says nothing about its ability to grow. A quality company without growth is similar to a high yield bond i.e. all the cash flow is paid out to investors.

Professor Bessiminder has highlighted that a few stocks drive the market - Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills? One in 281 stocks generated the majority of the US equity market’s outperformance from 1916 to 2016.

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What are stock compounders?

Features | Education | 4 Mins Read

Professionals like to become known for a new term, concept or acronym. I am no exception. My big idea is the concept of stock compounders. It is used to describe the companies that drive the market forward.

I recently gave a presentation for the CFA Society of the UK with the subject:

 

Stock Compounders drive markets.

 

The term “stock compounders” describes durable businesses that offer an attractive combination of quality and growth.

The quality of a company alone says nothing about its ability to grow. A quality company without growth is similar to a high yield bond i.e. all the cash flow is paid out to investors.

Professor Bessiminder has highlighted that a few stocks drive the market - Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills? One in 281 stocks generated the majority of the US equity market’s outperformance from 1916 to 2016.

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